Geert Van Der Auwera

Geert Van der Auwera is a prominent inventor based in Del Mar, California, with an outstanding record of 100 patents to his name. He has made significant contributions to the field of video coding with his latest patents focusing on enhancing and refining the decoding of video data.

One of his most notable patents involves a method of decoding video data using block size restrictions to prevent a splitting of a block into smaller components. This method is essential in ensuring that the blocks comprising the video data won't result in small block sizes that could negatively impact video quality, resolution, and overall experience. Geert Van der Auwera's method involves generating prediction information for each block and computing residual blocks before combining them to decode the entire block.

Another groundbreaking patent by Geert Van der Auwera is on position-dependent intra-prediction combination for angular intra-prediction modes for video coding. This patent introduces more advanced decoding techniques that involve generating an intra-prediction block for a current block of video data. The method determines a prediction direction, calculates a gradient term along the prediction direction based on the right angular intra-prediction mode, and combines the value of an intra-predicted sample of the intra-prediction block with the gradient term. This process improves the quality and overall video resolution.

Mr. Van der Auwera's expertise and experience have led him to work with several notable technological firms throughout his career. He spent a good part of his career at QUALCOMM Incorporated, an American multinational telecommunications equipment company. At QUALCOMM, Geert collaborated with prominent names such as Marta Karczewicz and Adarsh Krishnan Ramasubramonian.

With over a hundred patents to his name and contributions to several emerging technologies, Geert Van der Auwera continues to shape the tech industry with his groundbreaking innovations.